Mauritania (MRT) and Tanzania (TZA) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Mauritania-Tanzania Trade: In 2022, Mauritania exported $42.3k to Tanzania. The main products that Mauritania exported to Tanzania were Non-fillet Frozen Fish ($32.3k), Broadcasting Equipment ($9.64k), and Knit T-shirts ($156). Over the past 5 years the exports of Mauritania to Tanzania have decreased at an annualized rate of 33.8%, from $334k in 2017 to $42.3k in 2022.

In 2022, Mauritania did not export any services to Tanzania.

Tanzania-Mauritania Trade: In 2022, Tanzania exported $794k to Mauritania. The main products that Tanzania exported to Mauritania were Petroleum Jelly ($357k), Beauty Products ($205k), and Railway Cargo Containers ($109k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Tanzania to Mauritania have increased at an annualized rate of 89.4%, from $32.6k in 2017 to $794k in 2022.

In 2022, Tanzania did not export any services to Mauritania.

Comparison: In 2022, Mauritania ranked 121 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.28), and 126 in total exports ($4.9B). That same year, Tanzania ranked 116 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.08), and 104 in total exports ($10B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Mauritania exported $42.3k to Tanzania. The main products exported from Mauritania to Tanzania were Non-fillet Frozen Fish ($32.3k), Broadcasting Equipment ($9.64k), and Knit T-shirts ($156). During the last 5 years the exports of Mauritania to Tanzania have decreased at an annualized rate of 33.8%, from $334k in 2017 to $42.3k in 2022.

In 2017, Tanzania exported $794k to Mauritania. The main products exported from Tanzania to Mauritania were Petroleum Jelly ($357k), Beauty Products ($205k), and Railway Cargo Containers ($109k). During the last 5 years the exports of Tanzania to Mauritania have increased at an annualized rate of 89.4%, from $32.6k in 2022 to $794k in 2017.

Exports from Mauritania () to Tanzania () (2022)

Exports from Tanzania () to Mauritania () (2022)

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Trade between Mauritania () and Tanzania ()

Tanzania Exports

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May 2018

Mar 2015

Market Competitiveness

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Mauritania
Top DestinationChina$1.17B

Tanzania
Top DestinationIndia$2.73B

This map shows whether countries import more from Mauritania or Tanzania. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from Mauritania and Tanzania or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2022, countries that imported more from Mauritania than Tanzania included China ($1.17B), Canada ($591M), and Spain ($429M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Tanzania than Mauritania included India ($2.73B), South Africa ($939M), and United Arab Emirates ($1.07B).

Difference in imports from Tanzania () and Mauritania () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Mauritania - Tanzania

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This chart compares trade between Mauritania and Tanzania by product, considering products traded by both, Mauritania and Tanzania.

During 2022, Mauritania had a large net trade with Tanzania in the exports of Animal Products ($32.3k), Machines ($9.72k), and Textiles ($156).

During 2017, Tanzania had a large net trade with Mauritania in the exports of Mineral Products ($357k), Chemical Products ($208k), and Transportation ($109k).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Mauritania Tanzania+$13.2kTelephones

Top Product Potential Tanzania Mauritania+$85.1kBeauty Products

We estimate the export potential of an economy for each product and destination using an extension of the bilateral relatedness model of Jun et al. (2019).This extended gravity model considers similarities among products and geographies and explains more than 50% of the variance in future trade flows.

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Mauritania and Tanzania. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Mauritania indicates it has a comparative advantage over Tanzania. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Tanzania indicates it has a comparative advantage over Mauritania.

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Mauritania () to Tanzania () (2022)

Exports from Tanzania () to Mauritania () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Mauritania () and Tanzania ()

Tanzania Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from Tanzania () and Mauritania () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Mauritania - Tanzania

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Mauritania () and Tanzania () (2022)

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